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Dead-end

//ˈdɛdɛnd// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Going nowhere; blocked.

    "a dead-end street"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking opportunities for development or advancement wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A road with no exit.

    "We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end."

  2. 2
    A position that offers no hope of progress. broadly, figuratively

    "Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end."

Verb
  1. 1
    To come to a dead-end. US

    "Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!"

  2. 2
    To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation. broadly

    "Dumas' tangle of unrequited, misplaced and dead-ended love"

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